Orlando Magic impress Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle

The Magic should be invited to the White House by Obama any day now for a Rose Garden celebration.

Even Coach Stan Van Gundy joked after shootaround, comparing the streak to records such as the Lakers' 33-game victory run and Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak.

Against Dallas, Dwight Howard was dominant, Vince Carter continued to shoot lights-out and Ryan Anderson and Brandon Bass had fun sharing power-forward minutes.

The Mavs were the best team the Magic have played -- and they still wiped the floor with Dallas.

Orlando has won games this preseason by an unheard of margin of about 25 points, thanks to Howard, Carter, a deep bench and great health.

Other teams simply don't put as much effort into the preseason. The game meant so much to the Mavs that: 1. Owner Mark Cuban didn't make the trip. 2. Jason Kidd and Shawn Marion did, but didn't play. 3. Marion did color commentary with the Dallas radio guys in the fourth quarter.

Still, the Magic's handiwork impressed Dallas coach Rick Carlisle.

"They're good," Carlisle said. "They take every game seriously. That's very clear. They're a top-two, top-three team in the East for sure. There's no doubt about it.

"And when you look at these numbers they're putting up in exhibitions, you can say, 'Yeah, it's just exhibition season,' but this is meaningful. When you're averaging winning by 25 points a game against NBA competition, that's a legit title contender."

Van Gundy doesn't make a big deal about the 7-0 record this preseason. But can you imagine if Van Gundy was 0-7?